Zirkelschluss
German
Alternative forms
- Zirkelschluß (pre-1996 orthography)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɪrkəlʃlʊs/, [ˈt͡sɪʁkl̩ʃlʊs]
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Noun
Zirkelschluss m (strong, genitive Zirkelschlusses, plural Zirkelschlüsse)
- begging the question, circular reasoning, circular argument (a type of argument)
- Synonyms: Zirkelbeweis, Kreisschluss, Hysteron-Proteron
Declension
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Hypernyms
- Beweisführung
- Beweisfehler
Related terms
- Abschluss, Beschluss
- Fehlschluss, Trugschluss
- Schlusspunkt, Schlusssatz
See also
- Irrtum
- Petitio Principii
- Sophismus
- Täuschung
- Teufelskreis
- Voraussetzung
Further reading
- “Zirkelschluss” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Zirkelschluss” in Duden online
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